China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and six other departments yesterday released the '15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of New-Type Batteries'. Shares previously speculated on de-Ningde-era themes retreated, with Geely Automobile (00175) falling 7.4% to HK$14.98, hitting a low not seen in over six months, making it today's biggest decliner among blue chips; NIO (09866) dropped 5.1% to HK$27.
Additionally, automakers' gross margins remained under pressure in August, dragging down other auto stocks. BYD (01211) fell 2.5% to HK$75.75; Li Auto (02015) declined 2.6% to HK$44.54; XPeng (09868) dropped 4.1% to HK$37.5; Leapmotor (09863) fell 3.9% to HK$34.26.
SHEIN (00625) reported an adjusted net profit for the second quarter that plunged 67% year-on-year to US$228 million. SHEIN was heavily sold off throughout the day, closing down 10.7% at HK$31.5.
Four departments in Shanghai jointly introduced six policy measures to support the property market, providing a boost to mainland property developers. Among blue-chip property stocks, Longfor (00960) rose 5.9% to HK$5.77; China Overseas (00688) gained 3.7% to HK$13.37; China Resources Land (01109) advanced 3.4% to HK$30.46; taking the top three spots in blue-chip gains.
Additionally, Vanke Enterprise (02202) rose 11.3% to HK$2.81; Greentown (03900) gained 9.7% to HK$6.7; Sunac China (01918) climbed 8.7% to HK$0.69; Country Garden (02007) advanced 6.7% to HK$0.19.
Akeso (09926) saw its overseas partner Summit receive a proposed US$2 billion investment from AstraZeneca, driving Akeso's shares up 15.5% to close at HK$106.3.
Among today's four new listings, two rose and two fell. Benmof Tech (06731) closed at HK$23.2, 7.4% above its IPO price. Kinwong Electronic (03228) H-shares closed at HK$77.05, 10.3% above its IPO price.
The other two new listings broke below their IPO prices at market open and remained weak throughout the day. RoboSense (03757) H-shares closed at HK$414.4, 5% below its IPO price of HK$436. Tongcheng New Materials (09607) H-shares closed at HK$39.98, 9.1% below its IPO price of HK$44.
The top three most actively traded stocks on the Hang Seng Index, China Enterprises Index, and Tech Index were Tencent (00700), Alibaba (09988), and Xiaomi (01810). Tencent closed at HK$432, down HK$7.8 or 1.8%, with turnover of HK$7.809 billion; Alibaba closed at HK$106.2, down HK$1.5 or 1.4%, with turnover of HK$6.052 billion; Xiaomi closed at HK$25.2, down HK$0.66 or 2.6%, with turnover of HK$3.69 billion. (vs)